Who is known for his influential work in evolutionary biology and popularizing the theory of the selfish gene?
a) Tim Flannery
b) Germaine Greer
c) Peter Singer
d) Richard Dawkins
Answer:
d) Richard Dawkins
Which Australian philosopher is renowned for his contributions to the field of applied ethics, especially animal liberation?
a) David Malouf
b) Julian Savulescu
c) Peter Singer
d) Don Watson
Answer:
c) Peter Singer
Who is the prominent feminist writer and scholar known for her groundbreaking work “The Female Eunuch”?
a) Judith Wright
b) Germaine Greer
c) Helen Garner
d) Kate Grenville
Answer:
b) Germaine Greer
Which Australian historian and public intellectual authored “The Fatal Shore,” a book about the convict history of Australia?
a) Gough Whitlam
b) Manning Clark
c) Geoffrey Blainey
d) Robert Hughes
Answer:
d) Robert Hughes
Who is known for his significant contributions to climate science and environmental activism in Australia?
a) Tim Flannery
b) Clive Hamilton
c) David Suzuki
d) Ian Lowe
Answer:
a) Tim Flannery
Which Australian political scientist and author wrote “The Lucky Country,” a critique of Australian society in the 1960s?
a) Donald Horne
b) Robert Manne
c) Peter Carey
d) Frank Moorhouse
Answer:
a) Donald Horne
Who is the Indigenous Australian academic known for her work advocating for Indigenous rights and reconciliation?
a) Noel Pearson
b) Marcia Langton
c) Anita Heiss
d) Larissa Behrendt
Answer:
b) Marcia Langton
Which Australian philosopher is known for his work on moral psychology and emotion, particularly in his book “Emotion and Reason”?
a) Raimond Gaita
b) David Chalmers
c) Martha Nussbaum
d) Robert Solomon
Answer:
d) Robert Solomon
Who is the Australian journalist and author known for her investigative work and contributions to political commentary?
a) Anne Summers
b) Michelle Grattan
c) Anne Aly
d) Virginia Trioli
Answer:
b) Michelle Grattan
Which Australian economist is known for his work on economic inequality and coined the term “Gini coefficient”?
a) Ross Garnaut
b) John Quiggin
c) Amartya Sen
d) Hugh Mackay
Answer:
a) Ross Garnaut
Who is the Australian neuroscientist and author known for his research on consciousness and the brain in his book “The Astonishing Hypothesis”?
a) Karl Kruszelnicki
b) David Sinclair
c) John Eccles
d) Francis Crick
Answer:
d) Francis Crick
Which Australian literary figure and academic is known for his influential work on post-colonialism and cultural studies?
a) Bruce Dawe
b) Patrick White
c) A.D. Hope
d) Homi Bhabha
Answer:
d) Homi Bhabha
Who is the Australian political commentator and academic known for his conservative viewpoints and writings on liberalism?
a) Greg Sheridan
b) Gerard Henderson
c) Tim Soutphommasane
d) Paul Kelly
Answer:
a) Greg Sheridan
Which Australian linguist and public intellectual is known for his work on language revival and preservation of Indigenous languages?
a) Geoffrey Blainey
b) Michael Clyne
c) Bruce Pascoe
d) Ghil’ad Zuckermann
Answer:
d) Ghil’ad Zuckermann
Who is the Australian philosopher known for his work on metaphysics and philosophy of mind, authoring “Naming and Necessity”?
a) David Malet Armstrong
b) John Anderson
c) J.J.C. Smart
d) Saul Kripke
Answer:
d) Saul Kripke
Which Australian human rights lawyer and academic is known for her advocacy work on refugee rights and social justice?
a) Julian Burnside
b) Michael Kirby
c) Geoffrey Robertson
d) Anne Twomey
Answer:
a) Julian Burnside
Who is the Australian social researcher and author known for his work on generational analysis in “The Lucky Generation”?
a) Hugh Mackay
b) Bernard Salt
c) Mark McCrindle
d) Rebecca Huntley
Answer:
a) Hugh Mackay
Which Australian philosopher is known for his work in moral philosophy and ethics, focusing on the “trolley problem”?
a) Derek Parfit
b) Philip Pettit
c) John Finnis
d) Peter Singer
Answer:
a) Derek Parfit
Who is the Australian social commentator and author known for his critical analyses of media and consumerism in “Amusing Ourselves to Death”?
a) Neil Postman
b) Clive Hamilton
c) Robert Manne
d) John Pilger
Answer:
a) Neil Postman
Which Australian cultural critic and academic wrote extensively on art and culture, notably in “The Culture of Complaint”?
a) Les Murray
b) Don Watson
c) Robert Hughes
d) Roger Scruton
Answer:
c) Robert Hughes
Who is the Australian economist known for his work on public policy and contributions to behavioral economics in “Nudge”?
a) Richard Holden
b) Richard Thaler
c) Joshua Gans
d) Andrew Leigh
Answer:
b) Richard Thaler
Which Australian journalist and author is known for his investigative journalism, especially in “Dark Victory” about Australia’s response to the HIV/AIDS crisis?
a) Paul Kelly
b) John Pilger
c) David Marr
d) Richard Ackland
Answer:
c) David Marr
Who is the Australian cultural historian known for his work on Australian identity in “The Tyranny of Distance?
a) Geoffrey Blainey
b) John Hirst
c) Manning Clark
d) Clive James
Answer:
a) Geoffrey Blainey
Which Australian journalist and academic is known for his work on media ethics and press freedom?
a) Mark Colvin
b) Chris Masters
c) Denis Muller
d) David Marr
Answer:
c) Denis Muller
Who is the Australian historian known for his work on Aboriginal history, especially in “The Biggest Estate on Earth?
a) Henry Reynolds
b) Inga Clendinnen
c) Tim Flannery
d) Bill Gammage
Answer:
d) Bill Gammage
Which Australian philosopher is known for his work in philosophy of science and philosophy of mind, particularly in “The Conscious Mind”?
a) David Armstrong
b) Frank Jackson
c) J.J.C. Smart
d) David Lewis
Answer:
b) Frank Jackson
Who is the Australian psychiatrist and author known for his work on happiness and well-being, notably in “Happier”?
a) Anthony Clare
b) Hugh Mackay
c) Martin Seligman
d) Andrew Solomon
Answer:
c) Martin Seligman
Which Australian economist and public intellectual is known for his work on income inequality and social justice, particularly in “Divided Nation”?
a) Richard Denniss
b) Andrew Leigh
c) Ross Garnaut
d) John Quiggin
Answer:
a) Richard Denniss
Who is the Australian literary critic known for his contributions to literary theory and cultural studies, particularly in “The Anxiety of Influence?
a) Clive James
b) Geoffrey Blainey
c) Harold Bloom
d) A.D. Hope
Answer:
c) Harold Bloom
Which Australian journalist and author is known for his investigative work in exposing corruption, notably in “He Who Must Be Obeid”?
a) David Marr
b) Kate McClymont
c) Richard Ackland
d) Chris Masters
Answer:
b) Kate McClymont
Who is the Australian philosopher known for his work on epistemology and philosophy of language, particularly in “Word and Object?
a) Donald Davidson
b) David Lewis
c) John Anderson
d) Saul Kripke
Answer:
b) David Lewis
Which Australian sociologist and author is known for his work on social theory and the sociology of risk, especially in “Risk Society”?
a) John Braithwaite
b) Anthony Giddens
c) Zygmunt Bauman
d) Ulrich Beck
Answer:
d) Ulrich Beck
Who is the Australian environmentalist and author known for his work on sustainability and environmental ethics, notably in “The Future Eaters”?
a) Tim Flannery
b) Clive Hamilton
c) David Suzuki
d) Ian Lowe
Answer:
a) Tim Flannery
Which Australian historian is known for his work on Aboriginal history, particularly in “The Fabrication of Aboriginal History?
a) Henry Reynolds
b) Inga Clendinnen
c) Keith Windschuttle
d) Geoffrey Blainey
Answer:
c) Keith Windschuttle
Who is the Australian political theorist known for his work on liberalism and contributions to political philosophy in “A Theory of Justice”?
a) John Rawls
b) Michael Sandel
c) Judith Butler
d) Martha Nussbaum
Answer:
a) John Rawls
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